Analysis & Opinion

Opinion: The absence of an Israeli voice in Arabic media

With the Arab media spectrum catering to Palestinians controlled by propaganda and indoctrination broadcasts, Israel must fill the gap, particularly now as the situation in Gaza escalates and relations with the Palestinian Authority deteriorates.

August 7, 2018

Opinion: A dying tree in England – Labour Party is on verge of uprooting Jewish legitimacy, safety

Repeated vandalism of a tree planted as a Holocaust memorial symbolizes the precarious situation of Jews in England.

August 7, 2018

Opinion: What makes Israel different from other nation-states?

The real racism is denying the Jewish people the same right of national self-determination that Arabs, Norwegians, Czechs and Japanese take for granted.

July 31, 2018

Opinion: Japan has important role in Middle East but must clarify it

The Japanese Foreign Ministry often seems at odds with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to improve ties with Israel.

July 30, 2018

Opinion: When Jewish children were the ones being separated from their parents

In a different era, when Jewish children were the ones being separated from their parents, it was the opponents of immigration who protested.

July 25, 2018

Opinion: Do facts matter? Millennials idolize Ocasio-Cortez

What’s troubling is that Ocasio-Cortez is idolized by a sizable portion of young people and appears to be on the fast-track to becoming a major fixture in the Democratic party.

July 19, 2018

Opinion: A tale of two meetings – Netanyahu, Putin and Trump

Israel is uniquely positioned to strike a deal with Russia regarding Iran's future involvement in Syria.

July 12, 2018

Opinion: Shunning and shaming in the age of Trump

If you care about democracy and the future of America, try to tolerate and listen to friends whose ideas offend you.

July 6, 2018

Opinion: Why IfNotNow’s half-baked anti-Zionism appeals to my millenial peers

Jewish millennials my age have acquiesced to the half-baked scenarios presented by the radical left-wing group IfNotNow. Here's why. By: Noah Phillips IfNotNow activists have strategically branded themse...

July 5, 2018

Opinion: The question of dual loyalty among diaspora Jews

Is the label of dual loyalty is accurate, and if so, is there something intrinsically wrong with a plurality of affiliations or sympathies?

July 5, 2018

Analysis: The royal visit to Israel and the Sunni front against Iran

Prince William’s arrival to Israel is a visual manifestation of increasingly converging strategic interests between London, Jerusalem and key Sunni Arab states against Iran’s expansionism.

June 29, 2018

Iranian protesters in Tehran. (Iranian Labor News Agency via AP)

Why Iranian Chants of ‘Death to Israel’ Became ‘Death to Palestine’

The slogans 'Death to America and 'Death to Israel' have been replaced with the spontaneous slogans 'Death to Palestine,' 'Help us, not Gaza' and 'Leave Syria alone and deal with Iran.'

June 28, 2018

Analysis: Why Netanyahu opposes a bill against Palestinian funding of terror

The PM attempted to block a bill that would stop the transfer of funds to the PA as long as it funds terrorists. Why?

June 27, 2018

WIN Analysis: Abbas’s self-defeating rejectionism

The Palestinian political leadership is in a major crisis, largely due to its own intransigence.

June 26, 2018

Obituary: Why we needed Charles Krauthammer

'As a proud American and as a proud son of the Jewish people, you harnessed your formidable intellect to defend liberty and the Jewish state,' Netanyahu wrote.

June 24, 2018

Opinion: Amy Schumer, ‘Breaking the Glass’ and Jerusalem

When Chris Fischer and actress Amy Schumer married in a Malibu beach ceremony earlier this year, they included the ancient Jewish ritual known as 'the breaking of the glass.'

June 18, 2018

Opinion: Israel and Austria – a pragmatic alliance

It would be politically foolish to give a cold shoulder to an emerging European ally like Austria.

June 16, 2018

WIN Analysis: Religious and secular clash within IDF upper echelon

Religious high-ranking officers have been passed up for promotion on the backdrop of an ongoing cultural war playing out within the IDF.

June 12, 2018

Analysis: The Pyongyang-Tehran-Gaza City axis

It's no coincidence that North Korea's foreign minister stood up for the Islamic Republic and the Hamas Islamists who control Gaza Strip.

June 11, 2018

Analysis: Jews paying price for Germany’s immigration policy

The brutal murder of a German-Jewish girl reminded Germans that their immigration policy is at odds with the fight against anti-Semitism and the defense of liberal values.

June 10, 2018

Opinion: Renewing Iran sanctions is catalyst for regime change

Hitting the Islamic Republic in the pocket might be exactly what it takes to improve the average Iranian's situation and bolster stability in the region.

May 31, 2018

Analysis: Israel’s Left veers to the Right

The moderate Israeli Left seems to have reached the conclusion that they must jettison classic leftwing positions and associations to remain politically relevant.

May 29, 2018

Analysis: Israel is splitting Europe

The deep divisions within Europe present unique possibilities for Washington and Jerusalem.

May 28, 2018

Opinion: Where are Turkish-Israeli relations heading?

Ironically, Israel now has better relations with the Arab Egyptian regime than with non-Arab Turkey.

May 18, 2018

Hamas’ distorted ‘Gaza death toll’ logic

The macabre logic of Israel's detractors is to ignore context and facts and focus only on the body count.

May 17, 2018

What does a US embassy in Jerusalem mean for Israel?

President Donald Trump has kept a major campaign promise by moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, but how will this action affect the Jewish state?

May 16, 2018

Whose side will Putin take in the Israel-Iran conflict?

How does the conflict between Jerusalem and Tehran fit into Moscow’s overall interests in Syria?

May 15, 2018

Does Trump have Israel’s back?

If Iran decides to escalate the conflict with more attacks on Israel, will Trump have Israel’s back?

May 11, 2018

Expert: Iranian leadership ‘quaking in its boots’

When Iranians fear they could suffer direct retaliation, they usually cower. The US and Israel should act accordingly.

May 6, 2018

What is the future of Israeli-Japanese relations?

Relations between Tokyo and Jerusalem have been complex due to Japan's conflicting interests.

May 5, 2018

Analysis: Trump’s 3 conditions for fixing Iran nuclear deal now imperative

The Mossad's coup has turned Trump's three proposals into three imperatives, not just to the Europeans, but also to the two other states involved in the deal: Russia and China.

May 4, 2018

Analysis: European doublespeak on Abbas

Why did the Germans and the European Union suddenly discover Abbas’ anti-Semitism?

May 3, 2018

What impact will Israel’s stunning revelations on Iran have on the nuclear deal?

Netanyahu dropped a massive intelligence bomb. What effect will it have on the Iran nuclear deal?

May 1, 2018

Analysis: Iran has few options to avenge Syria strikes

Iran has few ways to retaliate against Israel, with its leaders preoccupied with unrest at home and the impending collapse of the nuclear deal abroad.

May 1, 2018

Israel braces for a tense May

Israel is facing several explosive dates in the coming month. Will it be faced by a multi-front war?

April 29, 2018

Are Israel and Iran heading to war?

Iran’s preference for proxy wars stems from the Islamic Republic’s inferior military capabilities, preferring to avoid direct confrontations.

April 27, 2018

Analysis: US Rejection of Term ‘Occupied Territories’ Brings Peace Closer

Israel is not an 'occupier.' Nor was it established as a 'haven for refugees from the Holocaust.'

April 26, 2018

Opinion: An open letter to Natalie Portman

A Montreal Jew tells Portman that her decision to refuse the prestigious Genesis Prize was 'very wrong.'

April 24, 2018

Assassination in Malaysia struck a heavy blow to Hamas

Even though it’s not clear to the Gazan public which projects engineer al-Batsch was involved in, the mood in Gaza indicates that his assassination has affected Hamas' operations and morale.

April 24, 2018

Truth finishes last at Hamas ‘Press Office’

Hamas wants journalists to show only one side of the story by solely focusing on Israel's response to the violent demonstrations, not on what triggered the response.

April 19, 2018

Israel: 70 Years of Success Against All Odds

In just seven decades, the Jewish people rebuilt their ancestral homeland, transforming it into a thriving democracy and thwarting the onslaught of internal and external attacks on its sovereignty.

April 18, 2018

Stuck in strategic stalemate, Hamas uses Gaza border protests to pressure Israel

Hamas' 'March of Return,' which defies its 'peaceful' billing and is in fact quite violent, has placed the Palestinian issue back on the world stage. With the Jewish state standing firm, Hamas is failing.

April 17, 2018

US bombing of Syria – mission accomplished?

While one must not underestimate the savagery of Assad, his regional and global destabilizing impact is dwarfed by the impact of the ferociously tectonic Ayatollahs.

April 17, 2018

Jewish national freedom comes at a price

Yom Hazikaron serves as a reminder that national freedom is a precious commodity that must be vigorously defended.

April 17, 2018

PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Haim Zach/GPO)

Israel and Russia: Friends or foes in Syria?

Putin and Netanyahu have built a relationship based on mutual understanding if not agreement. How does Syria fit in?

April 16, 2018

Anti-Israel protesters in Germany. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP)

Pondering the ‘German Problem’ after Holocaust Remembrance Day

An examination of Germany's relationship with the Palestinians, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and its own sizable Muslim population raises more questions than it answers.

April 11, 2018

Syria: Fighting over the corpse

Syria has reverted to its prior status as space across which the competing interests of bigger empires and armies are played out.

April 10, 2018

Hamas’ Gaza is nothing Like Martin Luther King’s Selma

To link the Gaza marches to Dr. King or the civil-rights movement sullies the memory of the sacrifice of genuine nonviolent protesters and human rights activists.

April 10, 2018

Gaza – The collapse of the ‘land-for-peace’ concept

It is clear from the violent demonstrations at Israel-Gaza border that the formula of land-for-peace has failed dramatically, disastrously and definitively.

April 8, 2018

‘Terrorism’ – Turkish Style

Erdoğan cynically refers to his opponents as 'terrorists,' thus stifling any dissent and free speech in Turkey.

April 8, 2018

New tactic by Hamas: Using human matchsticks to fuel the fire

After the missiles and tunnels, terror comes in the form of masses of people sent to storm the Israel-Gaza border.

April 5, 2018

Opinion: The Gaza march and the worthlessness of international opinion

If you support the Palestinian 'March of Return' and call for open borders for Gaza, you're actually advocating arming an Islamist terror group and destroying the Jewish state.

April 3, 2018

‘The banality of evil’ – ignoring Radical Islamist Jew-hatred

Sadly, Jessica Knoll, who lives in Israel, refused to recognize the source of the evil that ended her grandmother's life.

March 29, 2018

Analysis: What the Saudi Prince’s visit to US means for America and Israel

With America's encouragement, Saudi Arabia could lead a regional transformation that would be truly historic. Missing this opportunity to engage would be beyond tragic.

March 21, 2018

Analysis: Europe’s hypocrisy towards Israel, ‘Do as we say, not as we do’

Once again, the EU displays a brazen hypocrisy towards Israel by applying the policy of 'Do as we say, not as we do.'

March 18, 2018

Fighting yesterday’s Jew-hatred

The purpose of a conference on anti-Semitism was to discuss current and future challenges, but the expert panel appeared mentally stuck in the past.

March 14, 2018

Opinion: Trump is betraying American victims of Palestinian terror

It turns out that in some cases, the Trump administration can behave just like its predecessors.

March 12, 2018

To AIPAC’s CEO: Picture the perils of ‘Palestine’

An open letter to AIPAC CEO Howard Kohr addresses his call for the establishment of a Palestinian state at the organization's annual policy conference.

March 10, 2018

Abbas: Peace with Israel is ‘treason’

Why would the Palestinian leader make genuine peace with the Jews?

March 8, 2018

Will deal-maker Trump succeed in the Middle East?

Trump has always fancied himself as a deal-maker, and it's no surprise he might want to put his skill to use in the Middle East.

March 4, 2018

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